Drake, the Innovators in Waterfowl Hunting recently released a whole new type of decoy. Drake’s Breeze-Ryder™ Decoys brings a change in the way your wrap your decoy line and it’s movement in the water.

Each Breeze-Ryder™ Decoy comes with integrated Cord Wrap Cleats allowing you to wrap your decoy line without a keel providing maximum movement. These molded Cord Wrap Cleats offer durability and strength. Located at the front and back of the decoy, the Cord Wrap Cleats have built-in Depth Adjuster Cord Locks for quickly adapting to different water depths.

The Cord Wrap Cleats are also equipped with Anchor Points providing you with two rigging points. There are also two other extra Anchor Tabs allowing for rigging your decoys from multiple positions, which creates variable decoy movement. Change your tabs on different decoys to give your spread a mix in movement.

Drake didn’t forget about the times when a keel is needed, so they introduced a new type. The Breeze-Ryder™ Twist-Lock Keel is designed for those hunting situations that require a keel. This cylindrical (circular cylinder) shaped & sand filled keel is unique and provides a hydro-dynamic, minimizing drag & maximizing decoy motion. The keel attaches to the decoy with a simple twist-lock mechanism which will keep the keel securely in place.

The new Breeze-Ryder™ Mallard Magnums retail for $70 while the keel’s MSRP are $12.00/half dozen.

If you have ever hunted with multiple friends in the blind, you know what’s it’s like for everyone to shoot at one bird then everyone claim it. Well, now you can be certain if you shot it or not with Spectra Shots new premium shotgun shell. Watch the video below to see first-hand!

Spectra Shot™ rolled out with a game changing shot shell for skeet shooting, turkey and waterfowl. Loaded with a quality wad, hull, powder, and their patented -coated pellets, each shell makes for an optimal shot.

Their American made steel is cut and polished to tolerance making 99% of the pellets exactly the same. While the coating is a DuPont type and also made by an American corporation. The coating has been approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as it is non-toxic and leaves no residue. A great benefit of this coating is, it adds a little bit of weight allowing for better impact and more clean kills. Spectra Shot offers 4 colors such as Blue, Green, Yellow and Orange.

With an average speed of 1480fps and the recoil management at the forefront of their engineering and design, the recoil was measured less than 30ft pounds. Adding their coating to this helps even more by allowing a little faster show but not breaking up the pattern at the same time.

One of the most anticipated part of being a duck hunter is the start of Dove season. We get to practice our leading while shooting those fast flying and tasty birds. In the recent years, motion Dove decoys hit the market running at a full sprint. Most hunters would either have a wind operated decoy or a battery operated decoy along with a small bag full of “clip-on” decoys normally found clipped to a tree limb or bob-wire fence. This season, we have a cool new product that won’t break the bank, but help bring more Dove-closer.

Hunter’s Edge released their Dove Feeding Frenzy alongside their Winged Dove Decoy. The Dove Feeding Frenzy features three of their Winged Dove Decoys, which are hand painted to not only look real, but move just like the real thing. The Dove Feeding Frenzy rotates in a clock-wise circular bumping motion, making these decoys simulate feeding on the ground with other Doves.

The Winged Dove decoy is a single decoy that comes with a 24-inch stake allowing you to place it in a cut field or anywhere else where there is not an object for you to clip it to. However, when you’re hunting along a fence line or bank of a pond, the Winged Dove Decoys has a high quality metal clip for fences, tree limbs, a stick on the ground, etc.

As lanyards start to take a positive ascent in the world of game call accessories, one great manufacture continues to stay ahead of the game. Heavy Hauler Outdoor Gear and their “Swap Out” lanyard has got to be the most versatile and comfortable quality lanyard I have ever worn.

Call lanyards have become extremely abundant during the last few years. With social media at the aid, you can search Facebook and have more results than you could image. For some people, making lanyards has become just a hobby while others have started small businesses. But for Heavy Hauler, lanyards are more than just that. Heavy Hauler takes lanyards and mixes in some awesome innovation. Mixing high-quality braiding, neoprene, clips and swivels to make the Swap Out one of the most desirable lanyards on the market today.

What comes in the package.

The Swap Out features a Neoprene neck strap (featuring Max-4 camo and premium stitching), 2 detachable braided sections (green & tan – black & tan), 8 braided call haulers (with clips so you can position them where you would like) allowing for 4 calls to be hanging and tangled free and an additional clip for a whistle. Have the 2 braided sections allows you to carry 4 calls on the lanyard with 4 more in your blind/pit bag.

Heavy Hauler has an accessory for this great accessory, the Quick Attach Duck Straps. They use the same clips as the call braided section, so within seconds you have switched from calls to ducks hanging around your neck. Great for that day when you reach your limit! Simply undo your calls from the neck strap and clip on the Duck Straps. You are now ready to carry your birds back to the truck! Watch this video of Jason Bird (Owner) as he demonstrates how to do so.

The Swap Out has become one of the most popular and sought after call lanyards since it’s introduction into the waterfowl market. If it doesn’t say, “Heavy Hauler”, it’s not the original Swap Out and can be found in retail stores for $34.99 which is an amazing price for such a versatile product and the Duck Straps are only $7.99!

I’m giving this lanyard a 10/10 simply because it’s everything I need with no complaints. It’s just myself, this lanyard has been given an average of 4.8 stars from all the major sporting goods stores.

Affordable & Effective.

Rating: 8/10 Jump aboard.

For a lot of us as duck hunters, choosing a duck call can be the hardest choice we come across. People have asked me in that past, “What is the best duck call”. My answer always sounded something like this, “I’m not sure I could ever answer that question.” Well, perhaps I might. Behind every great duck call is a duck caller.
Most duck hunters will stick with what has worked and proven it is duck killing worthy and I easily understand as well as respect that. As for myself, I like to try what’s new. I’m always thinking to myself, have they found something that works better?

Duck Commander released the all new Shadow Single Reed Mallard Hen Call in late 2012. A great mid-range single reed that is just as easy to blow and get used to as a double reed. Now I know what some of you seasoned duck hunters are thinking, here’s another single reed and I do not like single reeds. However, I do believe Duck Commander might have found a way to make the single reeds hang with the big boys. Being 4 3/4″ long, long reed board with a long wedge and just over an inch at it’s widest, the polycarbonate Shadow is great in size and allows you to easily be affective in executing quacks, feeding chuckle other cadences. It can certainly get quiet but with the long wedge it is difficult to break over when trying to hit the comeback notes.

Yes, the cost is low but don’t let the cost make you think you are getting what you are paying for. A single reed that can sound great and is easy to use is worth more than $30, in my opinion. Jump onboard, because this ship isn’t sinking, JACK!

Small but powerful.

Rating: 7/10 Very good, size is great!

My friends called me to say we were heading to a public hunting area to camp for the night. They also wanted to shoot a couple coyotes. Grabbing my gun, hiking backpack and tent, I remembered my wife bought an electric call for my birthday. With my hiking backpack rather full, I stuck the new Primos Speak Easy remote in a pocket and strapped on the speaker.

After setting up our small camp, I took the speaker to the tree line and strapped it to a limb of a small tree. Walked back 40 yards, grabbed the remote that was hanging from my lanyard and pressed, Coyote Howls & Barks just one of the six buttons that is pre-programmed with tried and true sounds from Randy Anderson.

Throughout the afternoon into the evening, we switched sounds, mixed sounds, stopped and resumed, and adjusted the LED powered volume level. As the night gets closer we got a little desperate. So, we turned up the volume to the max (Level 5). With no distortion and 40 yards from the speaker, we lured in a coyote and accomplished our goal for the night. Before we got ready for the walk back to camp, I found out the remote and speaker can be attached to each other. This helps a lot, since I tend to lose a lot of stuff.

If you are looking for professional calling at the push of a button and under $50, the Primos Speak Easy is the electric predator call for you!